295-victorian-mars-dixon – A soldier in a colonial-style blue uniform and pith helmet fires a ray gun from the mouth of a rocky cavern to fend off predatory, Martian creatures. In the background, a large, metal steampunk-style vessel floats nestled among desert rocks under a vibrant blue-to-purple twilight sky. Two heavily cratered moons hang closely together above the horizon, over a Martian canal, completing the retro-futuristic planetary landscape. The illustration served as the cover art for the role-playing game Space: 1889, released in 1990 by MicroProse and Paragon Software. ; acrylic and gouache on paper
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